Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
-- English clergyman/author Isaac Watts in 1674
-- Financier John Jacob Astor in 1763
-- Mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner in 1889
-- Actor James Cagney in 1899-- TV personality Art Linkletter in 1912
-- Comedian Phyllis Diller in 1917
-- Actor/singer Diahann Carroll in 1935
-- Musician Peter Schickele in 1935 (age 88)
-- Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei in 1939 (age 84)
-- Rock musician Spencer Davis in 1939
-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Connie Hawkins in 1942
-- Actor Lucie Arnaz in 1951 (age 72)
-- Actor David Hasselhoff in 1952 (age 71)
-- Singer Nicolette Larson in 1952
-- Singer Phoebe Snow in 1952
-- Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 1954 (age 69)
-- Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai in 1958 (age 65)
-- Johnny Bricei±o, prime minister of Belize, in 1960 (age 63)
-- TV producer Mark Burnett in 1960 (age 63)
-- Actress Beth Littleford in 1968 (age 55)
-- Motorcycle racer Carey Hart in 1975 (age 48)
-- Country singer Luke Bryan in 1976 (age 47)
-- Actor Stefania Spampinato in 1982 (age 41)
-- Actor Billie Lourd in 1992 (age 31)
-- Actor Grace Fulton Currey in 1996 (age 27)